Author Archives: ehurst

Photolog: Hefner Road

Posted on September 21, 2015 by ehurst

(Click on any image for a larger view.) This started out as just the reverse of the previous ride: east on SE 29th from home to Post Road, north to the high school, west across Rhapsody Heights to Douglas Boulevard, … Continue reading →

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Proverbs 18

Posted on September 20, 2015 by ehurst

The primary topic here is dealing with the wider society that is not close kin. A critical background element is the recognition that some things should stay in your heart and other things belong in the privacy of the home, … Continue reading →

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Heart-led History Lesson

Posted on September 20, 2015 by ehurst

You won’t get this from the history books because those who write them don’t acknowledge the fundamental truth of our human existence. Do you get tired of hearing about this heart-led stuff? Then go away, because it is the ever-present … Continue reading →

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Psalm 68

Posted on September 19, 2015 by ehurst

David uses here a collection of images and figures of speech we don’t see anywhere else. While we have no doubt that the bulk of his writing is consistently symbolic and loaded with parables, it serves well to tread carefully … Continue reading →

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You Aren’t Going Crazy

Posted on September 19, 2015 by ehurst

You can’t teach a society; you can teach yourself. I suppose it’s one of the biggest jobs we face in our ministry here at Kiln of the Soul: We strive to help people understand that the prevailing social mythology is … Continue reading →

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Birthday Ride

Posted on September 18, 2015 by ehurst

Thank you so much for dropping by on my 59th birthday. To celebrate I did something quite different, riding north and then west. While little of it was actually new territory for me, I’d never been out this way on … Continue reading →

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HOWTO: Forgiveness

Posted on September 17, 2015 by ehurst

I suppose for some folks it’s just not obvious enough. We are all born in sin. If you try to reason about culpability, you’ll never understand. Rather, you start from the understanding that your human nature is broken — for … Continue reading →

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Cycling: Memorial Road

Posted on September 17, 2015 by ehurst

It was a good workout, but not much for inspiring beauty. The plan was simple: Run north on Hiwasee to Memorial Road, turn east as far as Choctaw Road, follow that back to the intersection of Hogback Road and then … Continue reading →

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Premonition or Delusion?

Posted on September 16, 2015 by ehurst

This would normally be private reverie, but I want to make sure my parishioners have a clue what’s happening here. I’m writing this more for my own sense of moral focus than anything else. Something is absorbing a lot of … Continue reading →

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A Third Consideration

Posted on September 15, 2015 by ehurst

I can’t pretend my future clients will of necessity be any kind of believer. In that previous post where I offered a preview of some of my computer tech support curriculum — CompSec: Compartmentalization — I held back on an … Continue reading →

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